[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 563 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 563

         Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hulman Center.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            February 13 (legislative day, February 12), 2024

     Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hulman Center.

Whereas the Hulman Center was funded by donation and bond issues after an 
        initial $2,500,000 gift from the philanthropist Tony Hulman, the 
        patriarch of the Hulman family;
Whereas construction started on the Hulman Center, initially named the Hulman 
        Civic University Center, in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 14, 1971;
Whereas the Hulman Center can hold up to 10,000 people;
Whereas, on December 14, 1973, the facility opened and held its first game, a 
        men's basketball game between the Indiana State Sycamores and the Purdue 
        Boilermakers;
Whereas the Hulman Center is home to the Indiana State Sycamores basketball 
        teams;
Whereas the Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team's first season was in 
        1896, making it one of the oldest basketball teams in the NCAA, along 
        with Bucknell University, the University of Minnesota, the University of 
        Washington, and Yale University;
Whereas the Hulman Center has served as the site of several NCAA championship 
        events, including the 1974 Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament;
Whereas the Hulman Center was the site of the 1975 NCAA Gymnastics National 
        Championship;
Whereas the Hulman Center was home to Indiana State men's basketball team's most 
        memorable season, 1978-1979, when most of the games were standing-room-
        only;
Whereas, during the 1978-1979 season, National Player of the Year Larry Bird led 
        an undefeated team to its first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament, as well 
        as the Associated Press and United Press International titles;
Whereas the Hulman Center is the site of the 1979 Missouri Valley Conference 
        men's basketball tournament title game;
Whereas the Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team was runner-up in the 
        1979 NCAA National Championship and was nationally recognized as the 
        best team in the country, including by the Associated Press;
Whereas, in its first 5 years, the Hulman Center hosted 95 concerts;
Whereas, over the years, the Hulman Center has hosted many concerts, including 
        performances by Elvis Presley, Van Halen, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, 
        Kiss, John Denver, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, Earth Wind and Fire, Willy 
        Nelson, Styx, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, and many memorable musical 
        acts; and
Whereas, from 2018 to 2020, Indiana State University underwent a renovation of 
        the Hulman Center: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes that the Hulman Center has played a 
        significant role in the history of the city of Terre Haute, 
        Indiana State University, and the State of Indiana;
            (2) recognizes that the Hulman Center continues to be an 
        important and valuable gathering space to its visitors and 
        Hoosiers; and
            (3) recognizes the 50th anniversary of the opening of the 
        Hulman Center.
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